strategy
Protecting against health hazards of motherhood
Synonyms:
Maintaining healthy mothersProviding health services for mothers
Context:
Healthy mothers are children's first line of defense against death, malnutrition and a cycle of poverty and disease. Newborns, born premature and/or with low birth weight and micronutrient deficiencies, reflect their mothers' poor nutritional status. Women's health and nutritional status also affects their ability to nourish and nurture their children as they grow.
Claim:
Child survival initiatives must begin long before a child is born by addressing women's poor health, economic and social status.
Broader:
Reducing child mortalityAssuring family health careStrengthening comprehensive health care for womenProtecting against hazards to human health Narrower:
Promoting safe motherhoodProviding mother/child careSupplying family planning servicesEnsuring women's access to health care and family planning services Facilitated by:
Affirming motherhoodInforming about womens health hazardsCorrecting nutritional deficienciesIncreasing awareness of link between status of women and demographic dynamics Subjects:
Amenities → MaintenanceHealth Care → Health
Social Activity → Services
Societal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Protection
Society → Maternity, paternity
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
